Cathleen P. Black

Piotr Redlinski for The New York Times

News about Cathleen P. Black, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

May. 8, 2013

Jim Dwyer About New York column on New York City lawyers losing fight, for fourth time, to conceal e-mails about Mayor Michael R Bloomberg’s proposed appointment of Cathleen P Black to position of schools chancellor; 30-month legal battle could cost city $100,000 in legal expenses, and e-mails were released. MORE

May. 4, 2013

Trove of e-mail messages reveals that aides to Mayor Michael R Bloomberg sought to advance candidacy of Cathleen P Black, chairwoman of Heart Magazines, to lead New York City's schools by portraying opposition to her as sexist. MORE

May. 3, 2013

E-mails sent in 2010 between New York City officials and Schools Chancellor Cathleen P Black capture anxious efforts in Bloomberg administration as groundswell of criticism from public, education experts and lawmakers threatened to capsize her appointment as chancellor. MORE

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Several mayoral hopefuls said the next schools chancellor needed to be an educator, but Christine C. Quinn said she would not rule out any candidates, especially those who work at education nonprofits.